{"id":676,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/676","headline":"Week 6 fantasy lineups get tricky with four teams on bye","dek":"The Bengals, Lions, Vikings and Dolphins are all off this week, leaving fantasy managers to fill holes left by missing stars like Justin Jefferson and Jahmyr Gibbs.","body":"Week 6 is shaping up to be one of the harder lineup puzzles of the season. With the Bengals, Lions, Vikings and Dolphins all on bye, managers are missing key names, including Justin Jefferson and Jahmyr Gibbs, forcing some uncomfortable start and sit calls across the board.\n\nAnalysts point to Jordan Love as a player building on momentum after a strong Week 5 outing, making him a name worth considering for lineups this week. Beyond the usual studs, the bye weeks are pushing attention toward deeper rosters, with names like Jeremiyah Love and Luther Burden III entering the start or sit conversation as managers dig for replacements.\n\nSome outlets are also tweaking how they frame these calls. One ranking system is loosening its definitions this week, allowing players ranked outside the usual cutoffs, such as a wide receiver at WR20 or below, to qualify as a start, while those ranked WR24 or above can be labeled a sit. The same flexible approach extends to running backs and quarterbacks, giving fantasy managers a wider lens for evaluating fringe options.\n\nWith so many question marks, Week 6 rewards managers willing to dig past the household names and scour waiver-wire depth for production.","published_at":"2026-10-15T05:04:16.719263+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Fantasy football Week 6 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em: Jordan Love builds on breakout Week 5","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/fantasy-football-week-6-start-em-sit-em-jordan-love-builds-on-breakout-week-5/"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Start? Sit? Craft your best Week 6 fantasy football lineup with our tool","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7538205/2026/10/14/fantasy-football-start-sit-advice-lineup-tips-player-rankings/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Fantasy Football Week 6 Start ’Em, Sit ’Em: Jeremiyah Love, Luther Burden III And More","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fantasy-football-week-6-start-100000468.html"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Week 6 lineup advice, best matchups, DFS picks","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fantasy-football-start-em-sit-090001567.html"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Fantasy football team matchup rankings: Week 6 strength of schedule","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7689671/2026/10/14/fantasy-football-team-matchup-rankings-week-6-strength-of-schedule/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Fantasy football rankings, projections, lineups, sleepers for Week 6 from proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/fantasy-football-rankings-projections-lineups-sleepers-start-sit-for-week-6-2026/"}],"image":{"url":"https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2026/10/15/253fc1c1-1163-4259-aa31-b26503a65be0/jordan-love.jpg","credit":"CBS Sports","width":1920},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}